Well hey there!

Hey everybody!

Did you miss me? Probably not but I'm going to pretend you did anyways for the sake of my ego ( :) ).  It's been a LONG time since my last post so this one might get a bit lengthy...so buckle up y'all!

First things first (except not really first in the timeline of things) I got married!  Yep, Mr. Michael and I tied the knot on August 22nd and it turned out to be a beautiful day; it had been raining all week and I was mentally preparing myself for having the wedding indoors (no big deal you say...hahahaha...you're funny) but the weather finally cleared and it was a glorious day.  The sky stayed grey for photos which helped her out and the sun came out just for the ceremony! And I'm not lying; it started raining while Mike and I were dismissing people!  I had a blast, Mike had a blast, and I think everyone invited had a blast as well.  To all of the people reading this blog who were there, helped in any sort of way, or thought positive thoughts to us that day I would like to thank you again; it is a day to remember.

Second thing; I survived the Rock The Night 5k!  It was SO HOT AND HUMID OH MY GOODNESS!  I made a video about it on my YouTube channel and while I do suggest you watch it because I did day of recording, the basic break down of that video is I WOULD RATHER RUN A HALF MARATHON THEN A 5K IN 90 DEGREE HEAT WITH HUMIDITY ANY DAY.  

It.

Was.

Miserable.

I got to run with one of my friends (and bridesmaid!) Abi and her uncle which was fun, but that was the only thing that was fun about it.  I did it in okay time (33 minutes? Something like that...no more than 35) but it felt like I was running in slow motion, ugh!  I am definitely a fall/winter runner...but now I know that.


I'm costume designing a show at the moment which is great and a little scary; I haven't worked on such a big show before.  I have a wonderful assistant (thank goodness) and the company I'm working for is great ( Cult Camp Productions what what!), but that doesn't mean I'm not nervous about it; I want it to look good and I'm feeling a little overwhelmed with everything at the moment (yay transitions!).

I have a race tomorrow that I'm probably not in the best shape for, but let's see how it goes!  It's the We Run Bucktown 5k and it should be fun, but I'm getting a little tired of racing.  Or maybe I'm just a little burnt out from the last few months.  I just know that spacing will be taken more into consideration the next time I plan races.

I'm coming to a crossroads with my job(s) and I'm so unsure of which way to go, I'm not just thinking about me anymore, I have to consider what I do and how it will affect Mike as well.  I'm such an anxious person that the ideas of change freak me out a bit; yet I always yearn for new things.  Mike has been such an anchor in this and it is nice to know that someone always has my back; I'm lucky enough that my parents are like that too but there is something different about that.  That last sentence was constructed horribly but y'all have to deal with it.

I'm sure there are other things I should be writing about, but right now this is all you're getting.  Hopefully I'll become a better (aka consistent) blogger and vlogger, who knows.  But thanks for reading!

Until next time, keep running strong!

Actress on the Run